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MUNROE 11
N. BAY HAVEN 1
The Lady Cats defeated visiting North Bay Haven of Panama City in five innings by the ten-run mercy rule last Tuesday. They scored eight runs in the first two innings and pushed across the final run in the bottom of the fifth to end the game.
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The Ninth Annual Jack & Jill Golf Tournament was held Friday, April 4 at the Havana Golf and Country Club. Forty-Eight men and women from the surrounding areas participated in the tournament. The Seineyard catered a wonderful seafood dinner.
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BITTLE BLOWING AWAY COMPETITION:
The East Gadsden track team did not have the finest showing at the 15th Annual Chiles Capital City Track and Field Classic but East Gadsden’s Nickolas Bittle did well as an individual. That should come as no surprise as the junior shot putter placed 2nd out of the 20 schools competing. Bittle tossed the shot 48’1”.
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Children can say the darndest things, and having four grandchildren I’ve heard just about all of them. Most of their remarks are innocent and totally truthful, in fact downright amusing, although on occasion they’ve been known to bend the truth. Below are some children’s comments I received from a friend. I can imagine my four saying these same things.[Full Story »]

My husband Rick’s Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) membership comes with a magazine appearing in our mailbox every two months. Besides the Vietnam war being one of the major focal points of our generation and discussed in the magazine with heartfelt memories and emotions, factual stories about fabled battles and articles on how to obtain veterans services, there are also family stories, ‘looking for’ posts, and a section called, “Taps,” relating recent deaths of the NamVet generation.[Full Story »]

This past week the Affordable Care Act apparently reached its goal of seven million subscribers. House Speaker John Boehner saluted the moment by announcing the House would take yet another vote to repeal it. All across America terrified Democratic incumbents are back-pedalling away and those with no history to defend are pronouncing themselves lukewarm. By 2017, the earliest a Republican President could in fact repeal the ACA, over 30 million people will have coverage because of it. Let’s see you repeal that one.
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10 YEARS AGO
A big crowd was in Havana to enjoy the Budweiser Clydesdales, hear musical entertainment and feast on delicious barbecue sandwiches, all sponsored by the Gadsden County Chamber of Commerce and Tri-Eagle Sales in Tallahassee. “It was a great family event,” said Chamber Executive Director Sherry VanLandingham, who stayed busy serving barbecue. “It was good public relations for the Chamber and showed the community support the Chamber enjoys.”[Full Story »]